On 11/16/2014 03:10 AM, Bernhard Voelker wrote:
FTP does not only use port 21, but also port 20.
However, other than for read-only access for data aimed to be publicly available, FTP is not the right protocol nowadays: * due to that split port 20/21 communication, setting up proper firewall rules is not easy. * the username/password is transferred unencrypted and can be read by anyone sniffing on the network. * ...
Maybe your NAS supports HTTP(S), too?
Has NOBODY ON THIS THREAD ever heard about PASSIVE mode FTP? Its drop dead simple to set up in your firewall, and unless the NAS doesn't support it, its just as simple to configure on the FTP server. -- After all is said and done, more is said than done. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org